The gambler’s night oddity BY WANJALA B. DANSON Darkness had just fallen. I followed my friend David through the gate to our new business deal. I had never gone gambling making the fact clear that I knew nothing or nobody at the gambling club. We hurried ourselves downtown trying to avoid people who come by […]
Diwali without lights haunts faith of people
Jammu, Kashmir, Delhi Jammu, Kathua, Udampur and adjoining areas while celebrating Diwilai the innocent people as a part of celebration along with cards were imprisoned neither for terror activities nor for being murders of democracy and not even for butchering of constitutional institution. But, unfortunately, they were imprisoned for playing cards to enjoy their festival […]
Overzealous Detectives and Ineffective Counsel to Blame for Wrongful Conviction of Jamie Snow
Jamie Snow was convicted in 2001 for the 1991 murder of William Little. Little was the victim of an apparent robbery while working as a gas station attendant in Bloomington, Illinois. This was a senseless crime that left an 18-year-old man dead, all for the reported theft of approximately sixty dollars. Snow is currently serving […]
Japan: Street View’s Missing Streets
The launch early last month of Google’s Street View service in major Japanese cities brought with it considerable controversy and debate among Internet users, particularly with regard to the scope of coverage and lack of local consultation prior to roll-out. Opinions among bloggers were divided — and remain divided — over whether broadcasting detailed images of the country’s public streets and […]
Bear Sterns B.S.
The views expressed in this article are not necessarily the endorsed by AFL-CIO or GroundReport.com By Jeff Crosby “We just lost a big chunk of our retirement,” grumbled more than one person down at the Union Hall last week, when General Electric Co. (GE) stock tumbled. “I got two houses on my street under foreclosure […]
In the Spanish Desert, a Rival to Las Vegas
Europe’s largest casino complex, second in the world behind Las Vegas, is to be built in one of the driest regions of Spain, with the project’s investors saying they hope to attract 25 million visitors a year. Gran Scala will eventually contain 32 casinos, 70 hotels, 232 restaurants and 500 shops, alongside replicas of Egyptian […]